Practice Name:

Control of Red Beetles in Gourds

Details

Category	crop pest & disease management
Crop	Gourd
Crop Family	Cucurbitaceae
Scientific Name	(Lagenaria siceraria )
Vernacular Name	Dudhi
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Seeds of fodder sorghum.
Details Of Innovation	Farmers sow seeds of sorghum to protect cucumber or gourd plant from pest attack. Young cucumber or bottle gourd plants are often attacked by red beetle leading lead to the death of the plants. To avoid this, farmers sow seeds of fodder sorghum along with seeds of cucumber or gourds. The thick growth of sorghum seedlings protects the young cucumber or gourd plants by repelling the beetles.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Dr S Murugan, Dr D Bhaskaran
District	Madurai
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra , Agricultural College and Research Institute,TNAU, Madurai -625001
Address	Tamil Nadu Veterinary University Thirunagar, Madurai
Languages Spoken	Tamil
Vocation	Farming
State	Tamil Nadu
PIN Code	625006

PAS 1	"Effect of different management tactics on the incidence and movement of red pumpkin beetle, Aulacophora foveicollis on the leaves of sweet gourd, Cucurbita moschata." https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JUJBS/article/view/28288
PAS 2	"Growing Cucumbers, Melons, Squash, Pumpkins and Gourds." https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/yardandgarden/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/HO-8.pdf
PAS 3	"Bottle gound pest and Disease Control."https://gardeningtips.in/bottle-gourd-pests-diseases-lauki-control
Agro Ecological Zone	Tamil Nadu uplands and leeward flanks of south Sahyadris, hot, dry semi-arid eco-subregion (8.1)
Practice ID	KNW0010000000934
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/10
Reference	HBN database
Pest Group	Chewing Pest
Pest Scientific Names	(Lilioceris lilii)
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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